I am not convinced that the U.S. is more religious than Britain. Even if more people go to church in America, I think the U.S. is a much more secular country than Britain. Stanley Hauerwas americabritainchurch Change image and share on social
The fact that I spent my life in universities in a manner that I no longer have close identification with bricklayers is a pain to me. Stanley Hauerwas bricklayerclosefact Change image and share on social
To kill, in war or in any circumstance, creates a silence. It is right that silence should surround the taking of life. After all, the life taken is not ours to take. Stanley Hauerwas circumstancecreatekill Change image and share on social
I am not sure I can make clear what it means to say I come from the Catholic side of Protestantism, but at the very least, it means that I do not think Christianity began with the Reformation. Stanley Hauerwas begincatholicchristianity Change image and share on social
In a world of deep injustice and violence, a people exists that thinks some can be given time to study. We need you to take seriously the calling that is yours by virtue of going to college. Stanley Hauerwas callcollegedeep Change image and share on social
Reformation names the disunity in which we currently stand. We who remain in the Protestant tradition want to say that Reformation was a success. Stanley Hauerwas disunitynameprotestant Change image and share on social
The fact that monasticism preceded the identification of greed as a primal sin is an important reminder that our very ability to name sin is a theological achievement. Stanley Hauerwas abilityachievementfact Change image and share on social
My way of putting it is that Christians are called to live nonviolently not because we believe nonviolence is a strategy to rid the world of war, but in a world of war as faithful followers of Christ, we cannot imagine being anything other than nonviolent. Stanley Hauerwas callchristchristian share on social
When I started to write 'Hannah's Child,' I realized that this had to be a book of passion, to have a certain kind of vulnerability. I think that people respond to that. Stanley Hauerwas bookchildhannah Change image and share on social
One of the challenges Christians confront is how the politics we helped create has made it difficult to sustain the material practices constitutive of an ecclesial culture to produce Christians. Stanley Hauerwas challengechristianconfront Change image and share on social
